The fence around a cemetery is foolish, for those inside can't come out and those outside don't want to get in.

Regret for time wasted can become a power for good in the time that remains, if we will only stop the waste and the idle, useless regretting.

If you don't hit a newspaper reader between the eyes with your first sentence, there is no need of writing a second one.

A newspaper is a mirror reflecting the public, a mirror more or less defective, but still a mirror.

A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute. He may not seem such a good friend after telling.

Time is the one thing we possess. Our success depends upon the use of our time, and its by-product, the odd moment.

[St. Patrick] was a terror to any snake that came in his path, whether it was the cold, slimy reptile sliding along the ground or the more dangerous snake that oppresses men through false teachings. And he drove the snakes out of the minds of men, snakes of superstition and brutality and cruelty.